The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-08-18

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This iss pretty place" said Mile
Topsy. Il guess III stop and rest Lol
ise Horicnse is tired, too. and she ongl
TO have nap"
So Louise HorteDse wss dumped uncer
enormously on the ground and told 10 &
to sleep. whils Mile cluns 70 Topsy. vh
was quite frightened and nessd piteousl,
with one hand and looked about for som
mischief she could do with The other
This is pretty place she remarke
TO Topsy again. II found il oil mysel
and guess I'll pre-empt il. / think
would be nice TO have : cunning it'll
cabin nv ow -
Mile went with her father and mothe
the day they selected their land. and sh
remembered how papa drove stakes dowr
into the ground TO mark the site Of III,
cabin; 80 she ran abonl breaking NJ
pieces OF dead limbs OF trees and stickinf
them in the ground to aierk the plac'
where the cabin should be-
"rhere, that will do. she said, spprov.
ingly. looking with great satisfaction a
the uneven space she had marked out
"now guess III begin to lay my founda
tion. Cause when go to the land Office,
to tell the men I've pre-empted, shall
want to say that I've begun my founda-
.ion."
She picked up stones and tried to pile
them up for a foundation. But it was
net easy to do this when one hand was
occupied with holding kitten, so she
put Topsy down by Louise Hortense. but
pussy was inclined to run away. and Mil :
lie had to leave her building SO often to
run after her aud fetch her back, that the
foundation grew very slowly. and what
with running after the kitten aud looking
for stones, she was too busy to notice that
it was rapidly growing dark. and she had
no idea that storm was coming up, until
vivid lightning flashed into her eyes, and
a sharp peal OF thunder crashed over her
head. Then Mile was dreadful ir ghte
ed. She knew how severe the mountain
storms can be, and her first thought was
to get home as soon as she could, but
when she looked about she could not re-
from which way she came, and
in fact, found that she was completely
lost. She bad heard papa say that all the
little streams near them found their way
10 Bear Creek in the canon. and that il
my one who was lost would follow the
,ourse of the same little rivulet, It would
cad them into the canon at last. SO she
thought she would try that way, but she
1ad gone but few steps when she came
% rocky precipice over which she could
lot climb, and sadly she returned to her
,lace of pre-emption. She sat down in
ide the space she had marked out for
abin, and wished, oh, SO earnestly. that
he had not been disobedient. The flashes
Il lightning followed close upon each
ther and it seemed to her the thunder |
cared all the time. She knew that very |
ften that the lightning struck the trees
n the mountains, and she grew more
frightened every moment and when at
asst the rain began to fall in torrents,
renching her to the skin, she screamed |
loud in her terror and threw herself, face |
ownwards, on the ground to shut out
light Of the lightning, and still holding fast
o Topsy she sobbed as il her heart would
reak.
Mea bile, P or Mrs. Ward at the
abin was in great distress. The sound
I the first peal Of thunder awakened her,
nd when she found that Mile had dis
ppeared. she ran up aud down the canon
alling loudly for her, until the rain drove
er into the cabin. Fortunately Mr.
Yard came home much earlier than usual
Or be had seen the dark clouds gathering
bout the mountain.
Bruno will find her." he said, when
Irs. Ward told him that Mile was miss
,g. aud, she feared, lost. II will go
18th him and we will bring her safely
ONE But yon must have a good fire
urnng and dry clothes ready, for the
hild will be cold and wet.
50 Bruno was called and told to fud
lille He seemed to understand the
latter perfectly, aud he had no trouble in
ndine the way she had takcn, but ran
,esdily along, 80 fast that it was not easy
,r Mr.. Ward to keep up with him. Still.
lille had gone long way from home,
I'D when Bruno's quick bark OF JOY an
ouDced that lie had found her, the rain
as over and the sun shone brightly,
lough the sound OF distant thunder was
ill heard. When Mr.. Ward came up,
ore slowly. he found very wet and for.
rn little girl clinging to Bruno, who al
rnately Tapped her face and Topsy's we'
II 10 bis delight at having found them.
oor Louise Hortense was beaten out q
zen the shape OF doll, and Millie was
intent to leave her Ia the woods. She
ourned over her afterward and wished
le had brought her home and had fun
al, but mamma suggested that perhaps
Ie robins would cover her with leaves.
ke the babes in the woods, and Millie
as comforted.
When the little girl was warm and dry :
ID lying snugly in her own little bed
,e told her adventures TO papa and NAM
a. They could not help laughing at the
ga OF Miles pre-emptin. all by herself,
ut she was disappointed when papa eI-
aimed to her that little girls could not
-e-empt, and she must wait till she was
/, before she could take mp land and
I'VE g cabin OF her own.
"well, she said after much delibera-
% aud reflection. lit was the preitiest
sea r aver sAu and / shall take Bruno